Devine Scripture

Amos 6:12

Amos chapter 6 · verse 12 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plowtherewith oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plow there with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Shall horses run upon the rock? will one plowtherewith oxen? that ye have turned justice into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into wormwood;

Context

v.11For, behold, Jehovah commandeth, and the great house shall be smitten with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

v.12This passage

v.13ye that rejoice in a thing of nought, that say, Have we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 59:13

    transgressing and denying Jehovah, and turning away from following our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

  • Isaiah 48:4

    Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

  • Zechariah 7:11

    But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

  • Micah 7:3

    Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

  • Psalms 94:20

    Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

  • Jeremiah 6:29

    The bellows blow fiercely; the lead is consumed of the fire: in vain do they go on refining; for the wicked are not plucked away.